Mustafa Poonawala

Mustafa Poonawala is a Control Systems Engineer at DEKA Research & Development since January 2022. Previous experience includes serving as a Graduate Student Researcher at the University of Florida, where work focused on developing a robust real-time path planning and control framework for an autonomous F1 vehicle, alongside thermal modeling and design projects. Earlier roles include Maintenance Engineer at CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited, where troubleshooting and inventory management were key responsibilities, and Mechanical Engineer at Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, contributing to the design and testing of RC model aircraft. Mustafa holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida and a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute.